Korea Stock Market Monthly Recap #16 - (July 2017)
Among the sector ETFs in Korea, the best performing sectors in July included insurance (up 9.7%), energy & chemicals (up 7.4%), and steel (up...
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Trump's Thundering Tweets Take Korea to the Brink of War
Donald Trump tweeted on 3 January 2017, "North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching...
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Korea Stock Market Monthly Recap #15 - (June 2017)
Among the sector ETFs in Korea, the best performing sectors in June included securities (up 11.2%), semiconductor (up 9.6%), and banks (up 9.3%)....
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Toshiba, Tech, Trump, Trade (Oh, and Autos)
The Week That Wasin North Asia @Smartkarma is a rocur (rotating curator) effort by Douglas Kim, Mio Kato, CFA, Sanghyun Park, and yours truly,...
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South Korea: Are Better Days Ahead?
Economic growth surprises on the upside: Korea’s GDP expanded 2.9% y/y in 1Q17, up from 2.4% in 4Q17 and the strongest since 2015. Fixed capital...
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